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4. Analyzing science communication through the lens of communication science: Reviewing the empirical evidence

From the book Science Communication
Mike S. Schäfer, Sabrina H. Kessler and Birte Fähnrich
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110255522-004

Abstract

From the 1960s onwards, communication scientists have analyzed science communication. This article provides an overview of the empirical evidence that this research has generated. First, it describes the structures of the research field based on available meta-analyses. Then, it describes what is known about the communicators of science (such as scientists, journalists, PR experts, NGOs, and others) and about the portrayals of science in news media as well as online and in social media, and examines what is known about the uses and effects of science communication. For each of these subfields, the questions in focus, typical theoretical approaches, main results, and gaps are identified and reflected upon. In addition, the article identifies research gaps and potential avenues for future research.

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From the book
Science Communication
Science Communication

Chapters in this book (37)

Frontmatter
Preface
Table of contents
Introduction to the volume
1. Philosophy of science for science communication in twenty-two questions
2. Science understanding between scientific literacy and trust: contributions from psychological and educational research
3. The contribution of media studies to the understanding of science communication
4. Analyzing science communication through the lens of communication science: Reviewing the empirical evidence
5. Modeling science communication: from linear to more complex models
6. The contribution of laboratory studies, science studies and Science and Technology Studies (STS) to the understanding of scientific communication
7. The contribution of linguistics and semiotics to the understanding of science communication
8. The contribution of terminology research to the understanding of science communication
9. The study of student academic writing
10. Epistemic genres
11. On the nature and role of visual representations in knowledge production and science communication
12. The lecture and the presentation – rhetorics and technology
13. Spoken language in science and the humanities
14. Scholarly reviewing
15. Scientific controversies
16. Symbolic notation in scientific communication: a panorama
17. The rise of symbolic notation in scientific communication: the case of mathematics
18. Grant proposal writing as a dialogic process
19. Communicative strategies of popularization of science (including science exhibitions, museums, magazines)
20. Science journalism
21. Teaching science journalism as a blueprint for future journalism education
22. Science communication and public relations: beyond borders
23. Science communication, advising, and advocacy in public debates
24. Forms of science presentations in public settings
25. Historical perspectives on internal scientific communication
26. Academic teaching: the lecture and the disputation in the history of erudition and science
27. Historical aspects of external science communication
28. Reconfigurations of science communication research in the digital age
29. The library in a changing world of scientific communication
30. Scholarly communication in social media
31. Current trends and future visions of (research on) science communication
Contributors to this volume
Index